'File 17/28 Government Motor Vehicles for Agency'

Title:

'File 17/28 Government Motor Vehicles for Agency'

Date:

1946/1950

Description:

Abstract: This file documents the purchase and supply of two official vehicles for the Bahrain Political Agency: a Humber Super Snipe Saloon and an Austin Sixteen Shooting Brake. Near the beginning of the file the Political Agent states a preference for Humber models as the Agency's official cars (specifically a Super Snipe Saloon and a Super Snipe Station Wagon), since the Government of Bahrain already possesses several of these vehicles, and therefore servicing facilities would be available. The file largely consists of the Political Agent's correspondence with a number of car distributors and agents, both in Bahrain and in Britain, regarding the purchase and shipment of the Humber and Austin vehicles. Also discussed is the Political Agent's request for two pick-up trucks for the Political Agency on the Trucial Coast (no purchases of such vehicles are documented in this file).Correspondents include the following: the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Rootes Limited (car manufacturers and distributors, London); A A Zayani and Sons (general merchants and commission agents, Bahrain); the Commonwealth Relations Office, Whitehall, London.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 128; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-38; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Cars
Trucial Coast Political Agency

Rights:

رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00016c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00016c_en
IOR/R/15/2/1629
IOR/R/15/2/1629

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